What took so long?

I've never been a fan of commentary on pages reserved for news, but if it's appropriately marked, so be it. But if you're going to do it, at least have some conviction.

Leeanna Walker's page two commentary takes a cheap shot at  the City of Rogers because, well, I guess because she keeps hearing construction noises a block from a construction site.

Kerphlump!

The noise was enough to send me into the leave-the-streets-alone category. Almost.

Kerphlump! Kerphlump!

So we've gotten that out of the way. Yes, construction is noisy. And to address the other points in her commentary, yes, downtown Rogers is often ugly, especially its streets. And yes, the construction timing was unfortunate.
But how were any of those facts different before the Kerphlump came to her doorstep? The construction schedule was provided well before the council voted to begin construction. And although the work doesn't appear to be keeping up, there was no question the project as a whole would not be finished before Christmas. Where was the commentary, Leeanna, when the scheduled could have been changed?
As I remember, there were only two residents to ever speak against the project when it was still a proposal. And only Councilman Bob Goodwin suggested an exploration of alternative methods. You see, anyone willing to stand up before a united front and suggest their method may not be the best.
It's one thing to sit back and take pot shots after the fact, but it's tragic to do so when you could have been involved in avoiding the problem from the start.